Godey's lady's book

Publication date: 1840

Topics: Women, American literature, Costume, Arts

Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. : L.A. Godey

Collection: lincolncollection; americana

Digitizing sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

Contributor: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection

Language: English

Vol. 108, no. 643 (Jan. 1884) incorrectly numbered no. 642

Description based on: Vol. 22, [no. 1] (Jan. 1841); title from caption

ACPL copy of vol. 122 (Jan.-June 1891) lacking p. 7-12

Lincoln collection has v. 60-61 (1860), and 64-67 (1862-1863), except issues for Mar., Sept.-Oct., and Dec. 1863

Lincoln copy: Bound v. 60-61 (1860): Bound, with tooled leather spine, gilt-stamped lettering on spine, marbled edges and flyleaves, lacks covers ; Includes index ; Top portion of p. 107-108 torn off and missing

Lincoln copy: Bound v. 64-65 (1862): Bound in textured cloth, with leather corners and spine, tooled spine, gilt-stamped lettering on spine, and marbled edges and endpapers ; Includes index

Lincoln copy: Issues for Jan.-Feb., May-Aug., and Nov. 1863: Bound in paper wrappers, with printed lettering on covers and spine, and printed illustrations on covers

Lincoln copy: Issue for Apr. 1863: Bound in paper wrappers, with printed lettering on back cover and spine, printed illustration on back cover, lacks front cover ; Publisher's advertisements on cover p. 3-[4]

Lincoln copy: Issues for Jan.-Feb., and July-Aug. 1863: Handwritten signature in ink on cover p. [1]: Mrs. M. M. Otis

Lincoln copy: Issues for Jan. and Nov. 1863: Publisher's advertisements on cover p. 2-[4] and on [2] p. at end

Lincoln copy: Issues for Feb., May-June, and Aug. 1863: Publisher's advertisements on cover p. 2-[4]

Lincoln copy: Issue for May 1863: Handwritten signature in ink on cover p. [1]: Mrs. G. M. Mitchell

Lincoln copy: Issue for June 1863: Embossed on cover p. [1]: Parsons & Co., Booksellers & Binders, 107 Union St., New Bedford ; Handwritten signature in pencil on cover p. [1]: G. Gifford, 106 Pleasant ; Includes index ; Pages 517-518 torn off and missing

Lincoln copy: Issue for July 1863: Publisher's advertisements on cover p. 2 and [4]

Lincoln copy: Issue for Nov. 1863: Handwritten signature in ink on cover p. [1]: A. M. Thompson, Oxford, Pa

Lincoln copy: Includes engraved illustrations on plates, some accompanied by guard sheets, and some have coloration

Lincoln copy: Includes music notation with text on some pages preceding caption titles for each issue

Lincoln copy: Paged continuously within each volume designation

Lincoln copy: Text in two columns

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